In today's The Straits Times News In A Minute video, we look at:

* Commuters can now use their mobile phones to pay for train and bus rides.

* The lift in Ang Mo Kio that shot up 17 floors and trapped a domestic worker for 90 minutes was likely to have had brakes that were "not functioning well" and "could not hold the lift car in a stationary position".

* Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo will open its first global flagship store in Singapore and South-east Asia, at Orchard Central in the second half of this year.